Pointer, underliner, and weight



p 3, 1931 F2. THORESEN POINTER, UNDERLINER, AND WEIGHT Filed July 19, 1930 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Sept. a, 193 1,822,757

UNITED srA'rEs PATENT? OFFIc mrnm n. moREsEN, or nnooxrsm, new you:

romrnza, UNDEBLIN'EB, m1: wmen'r Application filed July 19, 1980. Serial 1T0.- 489,158.

My present invention relates to a new and marker whereby a clerk or student may check novel desk implement and has for its object up on words or figures by gripping the body to produce an implement or device which of the block and arran ng the pointed end may be used with e ual facility as a paper thereof under the worf or figure desired so. cutter, a straight e go, a paper weight,a that thesame can againbe referred to without 08 pointer, a scale or an underliner,'that is, as loss of time. In addition to this the device a device to aid in underlining numbers when may be em loyed as a paper weight. using an adding machine or underlining lines The bla e which is removablysecured to in reading or copying to relieve eye strain. the block is preferably in the nature of a To the attainment of the foregoing the insteel plate and is indicated by the numeral vention consists in the improvement herein- 10. The plate has its outer edge straight and after described and definitely claimed. is provided with a rule or like scale 11. The

In the drawings: rear edge of the plate 10 is rounded down- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im- Wardly u on itself, as at 12, and from the pmveme'ng center oft e plate is notched or otherwise cut- 65 Figure 2 is an approximately central tra'nsaway, as at 13. Slightly inward of the end verse sectional view therethrough. walls provided by the notches the under face Figure 3 is an end elevation. of the plate is formed with inwardl directed Figure 4 is a plan view looking toward the ribs 14 and these ribs aredesigne to be re- 30 under face of the improvement. ceived in the grooves 5 when the plate is ap- Figure 5 is a sectional view approximately plied. The bod of the plate, at the center on the line 55'of Figure 2. thereof is slitte to provide the same with a Figure 6 is a perspective view of a weighted downwardly rounded spring tongue 15 depointer. i signed to be received in the depression 6 in The central portion and what I will term the extension of the block when the plate the body of my improvement is in the nature is arranged upon the beveled face 4 of the of a block of any desired material, wood presaid extension 3. When the late is applied ferred. The block has its rear portion round the improvement may be emp oyed as an unin plan, as indicated by the numeral 1,its sides derliner, that is, the same may be arranged slightly concaved, as at 2, whereby the block beneath a line of words orfigures and through can be readily gripped and handled. The the medium of the weighted block will be block from its lower flat face is formed with sustained proper positioned. The device a somewhat reduced extension 3, the upper when the plate is arranged thereon is an face of the said extension being cut at an efi'ective aid in underlining numbers in an. angle, as indicated by the numeral 4. The adding machine leaving only the numbers sides of the extension, in a line with the angle wanted and the ones checked in sight. The face thereof are provided with grooves 5 and plate 10 affords the device with a rule, a

- the said angle face.of the extension, adjacent paper cutter, a means whereby paper may be its juncture with the bod is provided with a torn around the outer edge thereof as well 0 rounded depression 6 an at its juncture with asa scale and it is thought that the foregoing the body with a lip 7 whose outer end overlies de cription will fully and clearly set forth the outer portion of the angle surface 4 and the construction and simplicity of the imthe block at the sides of the lip with deprovement to those skilled in the art without pressions 8. The rounded body p r i n 1 of further detailed description. Obviously I do the block, from its under faCe,iS form d Wi h not wish to be restricted to the precise dea depression 01 pock t f a ght 11 11 as tails herein set forth and, therefore, hold mylead 9 and whereby the-block Will be firmly self entitled to make such changes therefrom supported when arranged upon a flat surface. as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim. The block provides the pointer of the im- Having described the invention, I claim: provement, and when used alone affords a ,1. In a devicefor the purpose set forth, a

weighted block having a rear portion which is round inplan, its sides grooved inwardl; and one of its faces formed with an extension whose upper face is arranged at an an 'le and 5 whose sides aregrooved, the upper ace of the block, at the juncture of the extension thereof, being formed with an extending lip having depressions to the sides thereof, and outward of the lip being formed with a 1 rounded depression, a blade, having its outer edge provided with a scale, its inner edge rounded, its center cut away from its said inner edge,its under face formed with inwardly directed ribs designed to be received in the grooves of the block extension and an arched spring tongue on said plate adapted to be received in the rounded depression in the block extension for removably holding the plate on the block.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a weighted block having an extension on one face thereof whose outer surface is cut at an angle and provided with a concaved depression, said block havin a lip extending over the angle extension, :1 lade having an inner rounded edge centrally cut-away to receive the block therein, and to underlie the finger of the block and a spring tongue on the blade to be received in the depression on the angle surface of the block extension.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HALFDAN R. THORESEN. 

